Chastity2323

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[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The employers are the real problem. But without an organized movement, random people deciding not to tip anymore is only going to hurt already underpaid workers and kind of does make you a jerk. Some servers literally don't get a paycheck at the end of the week if they didn't get tipped enough because they're paid so little that it's all absorbed by social security and medicare taxes. If you feel you can't afford to tip, just pick up food to go rather than being waited on.

But 100% do not tip at random business that have decided to use a tip screen. Not sure how many people know this, but the companies that make those machines actually get a cut of the tips which is partly why they push tipping so aggressively. These days I just pay with cash everywhere to avoid the issue altogether. Better for my privacy too, and local businesses often offer cash discounts.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

he's clearly suffering from PISD

Assuming you mean PTSD, there is not nearly enough information here to diagnose OP. Regardless of what diagnosis you, random internet person, have decided to bestow, seeing a qualified physician is a crucial part of mental health workup. Still not sure why you continue to take issue with this.

This, what OP is going through ? That's normal. As my therapist said, she would have been far more worried if I didn't get the thoughts.

You have not done a suicide risk assessment and don't know the character or severity of OP's suicidal ideation or other symptoms. He is not you.

his therapist will tell him to talk to a physician

A good therapist will, but unfortunately, this does not happen nearly as much as it should. This leads to delayed diagnosis and management of comorbid medical conditions that contribute to feelings of depression. Therapists typically don't have broader medical training outside of mental health and aren't always well versed in the many treatments for mental health disorders.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

OP says he has had progressively worsening suicidal ideation for 5 months. Seeing a doctor is an incredibly reasonable thing to do in that situation. Not sure why my suggestion upset you so much.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

If it's been that long and it's still getting worse, you should see your PCP or a psychiatrist if you haven't already. There are many treatments for depression, and a doctor can help identify underlying medical causes that could be contributing.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's interesting. To provide a bit of insight, I think it has the rating that it does because it doesn't appear to be overtly harmful (which makes sense if it's just diluted liver), and lower ratings are reserved for dangerous supplements or those with many adverse effects/interactions with other things

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd imagine that taking a 1000 IU tablet daily plus the additional natural vitamin D intake could be problematic longterm.

For healthy adults, it's safe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's provided by many academic medical centers to their staff as a resource, so I think it's broadly trusted by medical providers. Looks like it's pretty expensive to subscribe, that's too bad.

It gives a 5/10 for Oscillococcinum. It says there is insufficient evidence to rate its effectiveness for COVID-19, COPD, and influenza and sites several studies on each, giving a summary of their findings. Regarding safety, it says it is "possibly safe when used orally." It's associated with angioedema but otherwise appears to have no adverse effects.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Sure, but going over 100% "daily value" does not equal toxic. You generally have to be taking well over 4000 IU vitamin D daily to reach toxic levels.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (8 children)

Vitamin D is actually very safe at normal doses despite being fat soluble. You have to be taking huge amounts daily for it to become an issue (which maybe they are idk)

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 66 points 1 month ago (6 children)

14% fewer injuries in the zone and 45% fewer noise complaints is kinda wild

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I'm working with my neighbors to petition the city to add traffic calming measures (e.g. speed bumps, one way roads) to my street. I'm also hoping to turn it into a bit of a research project. Does anyone know of any tools to monitor or even automate data collection of the speeds of cars, number of cars going by, how many actually stop at intersections/stop signs, etc? If we're successful with the petition, I think it would be nice to be able to present some data from before and after the traffic calming measures are put in place. Thank you in advance!

 

If you go to c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world through midwest.social, it shows fewer subscribers in the sidebar than if you go straight to lemmy.world (https://midwest.social/c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world vs https://lemmy.world/c/homeimprovement). Also, there are posts that only show up when you look at c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world through the midwest.social instance, and are missing from the lemmy.world instance.

For example, this post: https://midwest.social/post/4242666 is nonexistent if you look at the homepage on lemmy.world: https://lemmy.world/c/homeimprovement. However, you can see it from the homepage on midwest.social: https://midwest.social/c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world.

 

Is whole-home surge protection a good idea to protect large appliances, a plug in hybrid car, etc from voltage spikes?

I'm also a little lost in terms of what I should be looking for in a whole home surge protector. Are they all just MOVs, and if so, doesn't that mean they'll wear out and need to be replaced overtime?

 

A component in my 30 year old Gaggenau oven died and they discontinued the part. Does anyone know of someone in the area who is skilled enough and willing to fabricate the part?

see https://midwest.social/comment/3437155

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/4040473

Every once in a while, the heating element seems to break on my Gaggenau EB 378 610 oven. Other than that, it works fine.

This time though, I am unable to find a replacement part since the manufacturer discontinued it. I searched everywhere online and on eBay, but was still unable to find it.

I would rather not buy a new oven since that would be very expensive and I like this one. Does anyone have any ideas about where I can find a replacement heating element? Or am I out of luck?

It's a convection element, part #00098494, 100L

 

Every once in a while, the heating element seems to break on my Gaggenau EB 378 610 oven. Other than that, it works fine.

This time though, I am unable to find a replacement part since the manufacturer discontinued it. I searched everywhere online and on eBay, but was still unable to find it.

I would rather not buy a new oven since that would be very expensive and I like this one. Does anyone have any ideas about where I can find a replacement heating element? Or am I out of luck?

It's a convection element, part #00098494, 100L

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